The Fred Hartman Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. state of Texas spanning the Houston Ship Channel. The bridge carries 2.6 miles of State Highway 146, between the cities of Baytown and La P
The bridge in 2000
A cable-stayed bridge is a type of bridge that has one or more towers, from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature is the presence of cables or stays, which run directly from the
Fred Hartman Bridge
…The Fred Hartman Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. state of Texas spanning the Houston Ship Channel. The bridge carries 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of State Highway 146 (SH 146), between the cities…
The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge in Jiangsu province, China has a main span of 1,176 metres (3,858 ft), the world's longest cable-stayed bridge span as of 2026.
Øresund Bridge from Malmö to Copenhagen in Sweden and Denmark
Chain-stayed bridge by the Renaissance polymath Fausto Veranzio, from 1595/1616. Prior to industrial manufacture of heavy wire rope (steel cable), suspended or stayed bridges were firstly constructed with linked rods (chain).
Abdoun Bridge, Amman, Jordan, example of an extradosed bridge